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Assembly of First Nations Congratulates Nishnawbe Aski Nation and Chiefs of Ontario on Ratifying Final Agreement on Long-Term Reform of First Nations Child and Family Services Program in Ontario
(February 26, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak released the following statement today after Chiefs of Ontario and Nishnawbe Aski Nation ratified a Final Agreement on Long-Term Reform of First Nations Child and Family Services Program…
National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak Welcomes Newly Elected AFNQL Regional Chief, Francis Verreault Paul
(February 26, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak issued the following statement on the election of the new Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador (AFNQL) Regional Chief Francis Verreault Paul and the departure of outgoing…
National Chief Addresses 2025 International Indigenous Tourism Conference, Calls to Redirect U.S. Tourism Dollars to First Nations Destinations
(February 26, 2025 – Montreal, QC) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak will be on the traditional and unceded territory of the Kanien’kehá:ka of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, Huron/Wendat, Abenaki, and Anishinaabeg peoples in Montreal, Quebec (QC), to deliver a keynote…
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Condemns Racist RCMP Officers in Wet’suwet’en Court Ruling, Stands with Land Defenders
(February 20, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak and British Columbia (BC) Regional Chief Terry Teegee issued the following statement in response to the BC Supreme Court’s ruling in the Wet’suwet’en land defenders case,…
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Welcomes Chiix̲uujin/Chaaw K̲aawgaa “Big Tide (Low Water)” Agreement
(February 19, 2025 – Toronto, Ontario) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak and Regional Chief Terry Teegee issued the following statement welcoming the Chiix̲uujin/Chaaw K̲aawgaa “Big Tide (Low Water)” Agreement between the Haida Nation and the Government of Canada. This agreement…
National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak Recognizes the 34th Annual Women’s Memorial March
(February 14, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario) — Today, National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak joins families, Survivors, and communities across the country in recognizing the 34th Annual Women's Memorial March, which honours the lives of Indigenous women, girls,…
National Chief Invites First Nations and Native American Leaders to Advance Collective Rights and Economic Interests in Response to Regressive Tariffs and New Age of US Colonialism
(February 12, 2025 – Washington, D.C., USA) – During an address to the Winter Assembly of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) in Washington D.C., National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak invited First Nations leaders on both sides of the…
National Chief in Washington D.C. This Week to Participate in National Congress of American Indians Winter Session and Visit Capital Hill to Discuss Trade, Border Mobility and Tariffs
(February 11, 2025 – Washington, D.C., USA) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak will be in Washington DC this week to attend the 2025 Executive Council Winter Session of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) from February 11-13, 2025,…
Eligible Claimants Encouraged to Get Ready to Apply for Share of Historic $23 Billion Settlement Acknowledging Discrimination of First Nations Child Welfare System
(February 10, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) -- National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, along with compensation administrator Deloitte, have announced a national Get Ready campaign to help eligible First Nations individuals prepare to apply for their share of a…
National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak Attends Canada-U.S. Economic Summit
(February 7, 2025 – Toronto, Ontario) Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak issued the following statement after attending the Prime Minister’s Canada-U.S. Economic Summit, where federal, provincial, and business leaders gathered to discuss Canada’s economic strategy…